Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Until June 2021 the new target shall be implemented into EU legislation via the following : revising and expanding the EU Emissions Trading System; adapting the Effort Sharing Regulation and the framework for land use emissions; reinforcing energy efficiency and renewable energy policies; and strengthening CO2 standards for road vehicles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

A few years later, it introduced the Half the Oil Plan , which spelled out how to slash oil use through greater fuel efficiency and new, innovative technologies, such as electric vehicles and biofuels. Soon thereafter, it began extolling the virtues of battery electric vehicles , which it continues to do today.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

DO: Dramatically increase your investment in renewable energy. “High energy prices are largely a result of underinvestment by many in the energy industry over the last several years and especially during the pandemic,” said ExxonMobil in a statement on its huge profits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A quick glance at the latest data from CARB shows there are three large and growing sources of credits: bio-based diesel, biomethane and electricity. Bio-based diesel, biomethane and electricity are the largest and fastest growing sources of LCFS credits in recent years.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 20, 2023

Wind, solar, and electric vehicles are undoubtedly important, but they will only take us so far. It could reduce net carbon emissions for many industries that use or could use hydrogen as a direct or indirect energy source: Fertilizer – Ammonium nitrate manufacturers are among the biggest hydrogen consumers today.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In Virginia, where the primary source of electricity is natural gas, the emissions intensity of electricity is 679 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour (MWh), not including other greenhouse gases. By comparison, according to the EPA, the average acre of forest in the United States sequesters 0.84

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council further agreed to soften its recommendation that the state enact clean fuel standard legislation, and instead decided to recommend in the draft plan the use of biofuels and electric vehicles. The public comment period will also include a series of stakeholder meetings and Council discussions.

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Greenhouse Clean Energy Biofuels 2030 130

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Earthava

MAY 17, 2021

Green technologies are eco-friendly inventions that’ concerned with energy efficiency, recycling, renewable resources , and more. In the transportation sector, green tech solutions include electric vehicles, such as eco-friendly electric scooters and e-bikes, and vehicle sharing, among others.

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Biofuels Carbon Emissions Carbon Monoxide Air Pollution 69

Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

The IRA extends and expands several tax credits and incentives, including those for renewable energy investments and production, clean vehicles, carbon capture and sequestration, biofuels, and commercial and residential energy efficiency.

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Renewable Energy Ocean Clean Air Act Climate Change 111

Frontiers

MARCH 17, 2023

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science communications manager Image: Shutterstock.com From drones to using ‘poison nut’ as biofuel, the world of energy research is undergoing immense change. Now, Frontiers highlights some of the energy research articles we have published recently.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2024

It plans to develop renewable hydrogen production facilities from renewable and nuclear electricity using both established and innovative electrolyzer technologies, where it can help reduce costs and drive further technology adoption. Click Here for a copy of the Ag-Grid Energy presentation.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

. -- Critical minerals recovery (including processing, manufacturing and recycling of mineral alternatives). -- Hydrogen production and infrastructure. -- Sustainable aviation fuels or other biofuels production. Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information. Questions should be directed to Louie Krak at lkrak@pa.gov.

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Brag

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is anticipated that these funds will support new projects related to rural electric system resiliency, biofuels, renewable energy technologies, and more. The two-hour listening session is aimed at electric cooperatives, environmental advocates, and other environmental groups.

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Biofuels Renewable Energy 2022 Electricity 40

Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. It also includes greenhouse gases that come from producing the goods or services that the individual uses, including emissions from power plants that make electricity, factories that make products, and landfills where trash gets sent. volume mixing ratio) and oxygen (20.9%

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Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Fossil Fuels 98

Brag

JANUARY 24, 2023

” It can generate electricity when used for fuel cells, serve as a heating fuel for boilers, or be used as a sustainable or blended fuel for road, marine, or (potentially) aviation. BETO states that methanol has “rich potential for uses that contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and help in the fight against climate change.”

Carbon Dioxide 40

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

We specifically urged the authors to acknowledge the need for effective climate resilience planning and to discuss the limited extent of such planning today by electric utilities, system operators, and others in the energy industry. Legal Mechanisms for Overcoming Obstacles to Siting Renewable Energy Facilities.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Announcing $400 million in grant funding available for school districts to purchase electric or low-emission school buses. billion available to support rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program to for clean energy projects.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

By coincidence rather than design, two different approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power sector have been under discussion by North Carolina agencies since 2021. In the RGGI context, an “EGU” means a unit generating electricity for distribution to customers — an electric utility.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

The law provides $140 billion in tax incentives, direct loans, and grants to replace fossil fuels with cleaner renewable energy that lowers emissions of carbon dioxide. industrial policy for energy and transportation. The plant will capture and sequester carbon emissions and be powered with renewable energy.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

It was also the age of electricity and the light bulb - a great age of invention. Renewable energy : The contribution of physics to the environmental sciences is no better demonstrated than in the development of renewable energy. RELATED : Online Masters in Energy Policy and Climate. Sponsored Content.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2025

Verified metered loads are provided by electric distribution companies and represent the best-quality level of load within their zones, with adjustments to data occurring up to 90 days after the actual date. Bryson noted that interchange with neighbors can go both ways, and PJM has depended on its neighbors in the past.

Electricity 84

Electricity Biofuels Fossil Fuels 2025 84

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. The federal district court for the District of Minnesota ruled that the “Minnesota Mandate,” which requires diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a specific percentage of biodiesel, was not preempted by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. United States v.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

In advance of the most extreme cold arriving Tuesday and Wednesday when electricity demand could set winter records PJM has implemented a number of procedures to enhance the flexibility for operators to react to real-time and forecast system conditions. . -- A Low Voltage Alert r emains in effect through 10 a.m.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The IRA includes funding to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country. The IRA’s investments in clean energy infrastructure could transform our economy. Members of Washington’s rural electric cooperatives will be eligible for direct clean-energy tax credits and additional efficiency upgrades.

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Paris Agreement Clean Energy Biofuels Law 98

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Coal power, from mining to generation, is among the thirstiest and most polluting ways to produce electricity. Eliminating coal from the world’s energy mix is a no-brainer for climate policy and a win for water, as well as for human lungs. And the move has another, less obvious dividend: easing the strain on water. It is already 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Department of Agriculture is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. On April 23, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

The High Cost of Renewables House Democrats propose spending hundreds of billions of public and ratepayer money on renewable energy, new transmission lines, energy efficiency, mass transit, electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, and advanced nuclear energy. I am honored to address the Committee.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

300 billion in tax credits for renewable power, biofuels and energy efficiency. 29 billion for a green development bank, the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. $30 billion for electric bikes. 29 billion for a green development bank, the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. $30

Biofuels 246

Biofuels Clean Energy Electricity 2025 246

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In tandem with the cost-effective and proven Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Pennsylvania can quickly build its power sector for the zero-carbon future and ensure it remains a regional electricity generation leader.

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Clean Energy Climate Change Conservation Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 531 ) NPDES Water Quality Permits - Comments -- Hunlock Creek Generating LLC - Natural Gas-Fired 169 MW Electric Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an NPDES Water Quality permit for the discharge of industrial waste and sewage at the facility impacting the Susquehanna River located in Hunlock Twp.,

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. Subsidies and mandates for renewables result in higher electricity prices and the net transfer of wealth from lower to upper income citizens.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

NERC defines an EEA-1 as when a grid operator foresees or is experiencing conditions where all available resources are committed to meet electricity load, firm transactions, and reserve commitments, and is concerned about sustaining its required contingency reserves. Low Voltage Alert On Sunday afternoon, Jan.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

trillion in federal funds to strengthen roads, bridges, and water systems while laying the foundation for deployment of a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network and broadband infrastructure in rural and underserved American communities. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. National Electric Vehicle Program.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 14, 2021

The plan builds on his Build Back Better campaign platform, which emphasized the jobs these investments will create as the nation transitions to a clean energy economy. The following summarizes the major climate, renewable energy and other environmental provisions included in the American Jobs Plan.

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Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity Technology 98

Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2024

Cornyn’s Senate website emphasizes expansion of fossil fuel production but also touts Texas as a “trailblazer in renewable energy.” In 2021, however, when asked about Biden’s plan to eliminate electricity-related emissions by 2035, Cornyn said, ““It’s pure fantasy. John Thune (SD).

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